Tech Tips Tuesday
Tech Ped: GSD's Instructional Tech and Pedagogy Newsletter
K4-2nd Grade Teachers (aka Seesaw for Schools Accounts)
Do you know about the Greenfield School District Seesaw Activity Library ?
- "School & District" Tab in Activity Library
- Activities made by your own GSD peers
- Search by grade level and subject content
- Did you design an activity that your kiddos loved? Share it with the district!
- Why re-invent the wheel. Many hands makes little work
**Activities can be tagged with G21 Skills too! Grow your student portfolio inside Seesaw to show their G21 growth **
Seesaw for the Rest of Us
- Any educator can sign up for a free Seesaw account. You will not have access to the district library, but there is a global community library with activities for every single grade level (and subject content from computer science to music).
- The Activity Library is great for ideas or pulling whole activities to use in your classroom outside of the Seesaw platform.
Cool Websites
1. Iconfinder Thousands of searchable icons/logos/illustrations to enrich communication in the classroom
G21 Skills
1. Global Competency: Radiooooo Listen to music from around the world across the last 100 years (Useful for history class too!)
2. Critical Thinking: FotoForensics. Don't believe your eyes. Use this website to analyze whether an image has been photoshopped.
3. Self-Directed Learning (see next section)
Student Exploration Websites to enhance, engage and extend learning
1. Truesize: see the true size of countries in comparison to others.
2. Scalable Universe: scroll out from the size of a penny to the edge of the observable universe and learn about objects along the way.
3. SkyMarvels: perfect for science students to extend their learning or dive into their own self-directed learning about the solar system and more.
4. Etymology Dictionary: learn the detailed history of a word easily.
5. Ptable: Interactive periodic table and more!
6. Explore.org live streams of animals and nature plus several educational lessons to accompany streams.
Adult Learners (and Cooks- tis the season)
1. JustTheRecipe: paste the link to a recipe to remove all the back story. Displays the recipe and directions clear and plain.
2. HighBrow: Continue your own edification by learning something new everyday via a 5 minute email read that you customize.
About Me
GSD Instruction Tech Lead
I am here to help. If I don't know, I will find out. Let me do that work. You have enough to handle in the classroom. Challenges arising in the classroom? Tech coaching sessions available.
Email: cwysocki@greenfield.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.greenfield.k12.wi.us/staff/instructional-technology.cfm
Location: 4800 S 60th St., Greenfield, WI, 53200
Phone: (414) 855-2409
Twitter: @teachwysocki